How to Care for Your Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are small but powerful devices that could benefit more than 28.8 million U.S. adults with hearing loss. Like any bit of tech, hearing aids require care and maintenance to keep them running their best. Let’s take a look at a few important tasks to include in your hearing aid maintenance. Clean Your Hearing…
Workplace Noise and Your Hearing: How to Protect Yourself on the Job
Many people don’t think much about the noise they deal with at work until it starts to affect their hearing. Whether it’s loud machinery, constant hammering or concerts at the Orion Amphitheater, workplace noise can have serious consequences for your hearing over time. Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent, but the good news is that it’s…
Starting Hearing Aids as a Senior: What To Know
Nearly half of adults over 75 have trouble hearing. Despite how common hearing loss is, many people delay seeking treatment. Some try to manage it on their own, while others struggle to accept their condition and avoid addressing it altogether. If you’ve avoided seeking treatment in the past but have recently decided to take the…
Getting Hearing Aids as a Senior: What To Know
Nearly half of adults over 75 have trouble hearing. Despite how common hearing loss is, many people delay seeking treatment. Some try to manage it on their own, while others struggle to accept their condition and avoid addressing it altogether. If you’ve avoided seeking treatment in the past but have recently decided to take the…
How Can Hearing Aids Help You Rediscover the Magic of Holiday Sounds?
The holiday season is brimming with festive sights, scents and sounds. Think of the colorful lights, fresh-baked cookies and warm crackle of a fire on a chilly evening. For those living with hearing loss, some of their favorite holiday sounds can fade into the background or disappear altogether, creating a sense of disconnection during what…
Making Thanksgiving More Enjoyable With Hearing Aids
As the weather cools and autumn leaves blanket the ground, Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Along with a big dinner and plenty of tasty leftovers, Thanksgiving brings a lot of socializing. For many, these conversations and shared moments are the highlight of the season. However, for those with hearing loss, the combination of bustling…
Why Hearing Loss Can Make Words Sound Jumbled
Do you ever find yourself hearing someone’s voice but not quite catching the actual words? You could be picking up the sounds but still feel like they’re speaking a different language. Words like “bat” and “pat” or “seventeen” and “seventy” may seem to blur together, making conversations difficult and even exhausting. If this sounds familiar,…
Are Custom Earplugs the Right Choice for You?
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) impacts about 5% of the global population, making it the second most common cause of inner ear hearing loss. Let’s take a look at how loud noise damages your hearing and how custom earplugs can help protect it. How Does Loud Noise Damage Your Hearing? Your inner ear contains a small…
Can Yoga Help Minimize Tinnitus Symptoms?
Tinnitus is characterized by the perception of sound, such as ringing, buzzing or hissing in the ears without an external source. It affects more than 50 million people in the United States. The severity and duration of tinnitus can vary greatly; for some, it’s a fleeting experience, while for others, it can be persistent and…
Why Is Hearing Protection Important When You Have Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss affects approximately 20% of the global population. If you’re among the people with hearing loss, it can feel easy to push hearing protection off to the side, assuming it is no longer necessary. In reality, hearing loss is not a one-time occurrence. For example, if you develop hearing loss after a sudden loud…